Itanagar, Feb 20 (TIWN) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday promised to make all the northeastern states "problem free" before the 2024 general elections.

"The Northeast earlier received attention only for insurgency, drugs trafficking and ethnic conflicts. But the development initiatives taken by the government led by Modiji, which came to power in 2014 has transformed the region so much that it is now known for its infrastructure, sports and organic cultivation. Modi government seriously wanted this region to be problem free and so we resolved the land border conflict with Bangladesh soon after it came to power in 2014. So when we come again to Arunachal Pradesh or any other part of the Northeast in 2024 to seek votes again, let me assure all of you that it will become a problem-free region," Shah said before a crowd, which gathered for celebration of the statehood day at Arunachal Pradesh capital, Itanagar.

"We resolved the long blockades in Manipur, rehabilitation of more than one lakh Bru or Reang refugees in Tripura and recently signed the new Bodo Accord, which promised financial package of more than Rs. 1,500 crore. A total of 644 insurgents belonging to eight groups laid down their weapons. This opend the road for permanent peace in the next five years," the home minister said.